Adult Psychiatrist – Behavioral Health Facility - Columbus (BB)
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Job description
Psychiatrist – Inpatient Behavioral Health
Location: Columbus, Ohio | Full-Time
Join an established behavioral health facility in Columbus, Ohio, as a Psychiatrist providing direct clinical care in a higher-census behavioral health environment. This opportunity offers the ability to work with an established patient population of approximately 70 patients, with capacity for approximately 80, along with a small Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) onsite.
This is a clinical psychiatry position focused on psychiatric evaluations, medication management, patient stabilization, and interdisciplinary collaboration—not a Medical Director role.
The Opportunity
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Full-time clinical Psychiatrist position.
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Established behavioral health facility with approximately 70 patients and capacity for approximately 80.
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Small Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) onsite.
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Direct involvement in inpatient behavioral health care and PHP services as assigned.
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Collaborative environment with nursing, therapy, case management, and other clinical professionals.
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Opportunity to focus on patient care without Medical Director responsibilities.
Job Responsibilities
Psychiatric Care & Treatment
Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans.
Manage psychiatric medications and support clinical stabilization.
Provide consistent psychiatric coverage for assigned patients.
Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
Participate in admissions, discharges, treatment planning, and clinical reviews.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Work closely with nursing, therapy, case management, and facility leadership.
Participate actively in the interdisciplinary behavioral health treatment team.
Coordinate patient care with other clinical providers as appropriate.
Support inpatient and PHP services as assigned.
Clinical Documentation & Quality
Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation.
Follow established clinical, safety, quality, and compliance standards.
Participate in treatment reviews and quality-improvement activities.
Help maintain a safe and effective therapeutic environment for patients.
Qualifications
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
Ohio medical license preferred, or ability and willingness to obtain.
Previous inpatient psychiatry or behavioral health facility experience preferred.
Comfortable practicing in an established facility with approximately 70 patients.
Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Reliable, collaborative, and team-oriented approach.
Comfortable working in a busy behavioral health environment.
Additional Experience That Is a Plus:
Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP).
Detox services.
Residential behavioral health.
Dual diagnosis.
Substance use populations.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is an opportunity to join an established behavioral health facility in Columbus, Ohio, serving approximately 70 patients with capacity for approximately 80.
With an onsite PHP program and an established multidisciplinary treatment team, the position offers a clinical psychiatrist the opportunity to focus on direct patient care, psychiatric treatment, medication management, and patient stabilization.
If you are a Psychiatrist who enjoys hands-on clinical practice in a collaborative behavioral health setting and prefers a patient-care-focused position over Medical Director responsibilities, this opportunity is worth exploring.